2019 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship MEET THE TEAMS AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN TIGERS Cari Budny: ‘most likely to ace an exam she missed for a horse show’ has accidentally set her hair on fire three times Maris Barden: ‘most likely to squeeze 48 hours of work into one day’ and she has crash landed a plane on the highway Sallie Johnson: ‘most likely to skip class for horses’ has owned her horse, ‘Things to Ponder’ since he was a 2-year-old Jennifer Mulholland: ‘most likely to catch ride a horse’ who grew up in Switzerland Emma Bush: ‘most likely to lead a protest’ has leased her championship horse, Just Todd from Pine Ridge Day Camp Dorothy Dreelin: ‘most likely to accidentally have a loose horse’ has a mom who competed up to Preliminary level when she was a teenager AUBURN ORANGE AUBURN BLUE Team Motto: War Eagle Dorothy Dreelin: ‘most likely to accidentally have a loose horse’ has a mom who competed up to Preliminary level when she was a teenager Sallie Johnson: ‘most likely to skip class for horses’ has owned her horse, ‘Things to Ponder’ since he was a 2-year-old Meredith Kramer: ‘most likely to have a weird pet’ just recently got a dog Aubrey Wagner: ‘whitest white breeches’ was the only rider in her division to go double clear in show jumping at the 2018 Intercollegiate Championship Isabel Franklin: ‘most likely to have an injured horse’ is a transfer student from Ole Miss Katelyn Finch: ‘most likely to wear riding clothes in public’ has her own photography business UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Sara Watkiss: ‘the team mom’ shows in both main ring Arabian shows and three-day eventing Camryn Chapman: ‘most likely to have an all red wardrobe’ has shown at the international level Emma Stokes: ‘most likely to get a horse tattoo’ and her horse “Golden Malt” has a nickname golden maltshake since he is so big and powerful on cross-country! Caroline Nagrodsky: has two horses representing University of Alabama For the full Alabama team, she will be riding Spartucus in the Novice UGA/ALABAMA ALABAMA Team Motto: Teammates and Best Friends Caroline Nagrodsky: has two horses representing University of Alabama Nagrodsky will be riding Try Me in the Beginner Novice for the team of UGA/Alabama BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA /UVA BRIDGEWATER Fun Fact: This is one of the five scramble teams and has one of the two male championship competitors Connor Poe: ‘most likely to pick up the wrong lead’ didn’t have Internet until he was 12 years old Natalie Ellis: ‘belongs at Weenie Hut Jr.’ has a pet Yorkipoo that can smile Jessie Schwartz: is riding WHF Kitaro in the Preliminary for University of Virginia The pair finished sixth at NAYC in 2018 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Mary Kate Grubbs: has ‘girl power.’ Grubbs and her horse, Lottie won the $5,000 Thoroughbred Series at Plantation Field in 2017 Sammi Messamer: is ‘the comeback queen’ who has brought her horse, Finn up the levels from Beginner Novice to Intermediate Emily Martin: is ‘the pocket rocket.’ Martin and her horse, Polson have gone first flight foxhunting back at home in Massachusetts April Crawford: is ‘the team mom.’ Crawford’s horse Tatham has competed up to the CCI3* level 2* and is now showing Crawford the ropes of eventing CLEMSON/FSU CLEMSON Team Motto: This is why we work Abbi Merck: is ‘the fastest learner.’ Merck’s horse, Jerry, is the first horse that she has ever owned and has owned him for three years UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY Team Motto: Get Oily Nicole (Nicki) Stewart: ‘the tall one’ has been to five countries Katie Wilkins: ‘outstanding eventing student’ vomits ninety percent of the time after her show jumping round Isabella Galbo O’Brien is riding Never Say Never in the Beginner Novice They have a perfect record with no jumping penalties together Eloise (Ellie) Hill: ‘the team glue’ who keeps the team sane, is originally from England UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Team Motto: In all kinds of weather we’ll all stick together for F-L-O-R-I-D-A Katie Szewczyk: ‘the dressage queen’ just recently won Reserve Champion at the Intercollegiate Dressage Association Nationals Tara Astoske: ‘the team mom’ who has more tattoos than a off-the-track Thoroughbred Sedona Iodice: ‘the squad leader’ also designs, builds, and races concrete canoes for UF Kaley Rak: ‘the social butterfly’ is UF rider by day and barista by night FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FSU/ CLEMSON Team Core Values: Work hard, have fun, and put the horse first Emma Taylor: ‘the mom’ danced for 12 years, but ultimately chose to focus on riding because of the partnership between horse and rider Nicole Nunez: ‘the perfectionist’ whose first dressage horse ran over a fence when he was young and ended up breaking his two front teeth Alison Mazzucco: ‘the newbie’ competes in the Arabian circuit shows with her gelding, Apollo The pair just competed in the Region 12 Arabian Regionals UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Annabelle Kremer: ‘the most school spirit’ has been kicked by a Draft horse and survived! Emily Cardin: ‘the perfectionist’ graduated this May and has chosen a job in the technology field that will accommodate the horsey lifestyle Sierra Shurtz: ‘the prodigy’ is a freshman and will be competing her horse Zach Eyed Pea, who’s she produced up to the CCI2-L /UGA Jessica Simons: ‘the most well-rounded rider’ has participated in nearly every riding discipline UGA BLACK Erin Jarboe: ‘the leader’ who had cornrows in elementary school and is an undercover hip hop dancer ALABAMA UGA RED Team Motto: UGA Eventing IS insanity in the middle Madisen Riebock: ‘most likely to save the environment’ was converted from hunters to the ‘dark side’ during her college years and has never looked back Emily Cardin: ‘the perfectionist’ graduated this May and has chosen a job in the technology field that will accommodate the horsey lifestyle Clara Lenhart: ‘most likely to be a secret witch’ who’s favorite holiday is Halloween Jasmine Hawkins: ‘most determined’ started a business as a 9-year-old to pay for her very first horse Sierra Shurtz: ‘the prodigy’ is a freshman and this is her first year competing at intercollegiate championships UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Katie Hargerty: ‘the mom’ but isn’t a ‘regular mom’ she’s a ‘cool mom’ Claire Rowlands: ‘the nerd’ and her team thinks “Claire’s IQ and height are higher than the rest of us combined.” Cora Severs: ‘the secret weapon’ and her teammate, Justin says “she be drivin.” Justin Bray: is the only male representing UK at championships Described by his teammates as someone who “LOVES attention, but hates talking about himself.” UK BLUE Jackie LeMastus: ‘most likely to skip class’ and will probably sleep through her class and her dressage test UK WHITE / USC AIKEN UK WILDCATS Team Motto: You can hear UK coming from a mile away Macy Clark: ‘the overachiever’ and her teammates consider her as THE Original Ginger Elizabeth Silvia-Chandley: ‘the boss’ and she makes sure to always keep the team informed on SAB Jackie LeMastus: ‘most likely to skip class’ and will probably sleep through her class and her dressage test Mia Fox: ‘the class clown’ and she stocks up on the candy bar, Take at team meetings Shannon McCall: ‘the airhead’ is said to have “had more majors than years in college.” Lillian Dobat:’most likely to be found napping at a horse show’ and her teammates describe her as “the pickiest eater you will ever meet.” UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE VIRGINIA TECH UOFL / VT Team Motto: We may not always come in first, but we are still winning! Paige Thompson: ‘the founder’ had parents who wouldn’t let her have a dog in college, so she acquired three horses instead Darby Weerstra: ‘most enthusiastic’ whose mom never thought she would learn how to groom a horse Grace Lakeman: ‘the bravest’ had parents who told her to go to college so Lakeman decided to get an equine degree Abigail Winfree: ‘most likely to get a parking ticket’ is the only competitor representing Virginia Tech and will be competing Desert Sonorous in the Training NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Team Motto: We’re the red and white from NC state and we know we are the best! Maddie Edwards: ‘most likely to be running late to dressage warm up’ is applying to vet school Miranda Levin: ‘most likely to make a bad pun’ knows every word of the musical Hamilton Jenna Marrocco: ‘the pickiest eater’ who has a cat that comes to team meetings Katie Younce: ‘the tall one’ has a black belt in Martial Arts TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Team Motto: Aggie Fearless – on every fence GROOMS Hannah Ayoub: ‘the social butterfly’ and Ayoub’s horse Roman Empire aka Artex is a peppermint loving, momma’s boy Anna Birgisson: ‘the pre-med nerd’ and her horse, Afternoon Tea aka Thea enjoys smiling for treats and throwing buckets Grace Freeman: is the loudest and proudest Fightin’ Texas Aggie Sofia Aguila: is the seasoned professional Kaitlyn Harkin: ‘the commodore’ and her horse, Cash In Hand aka Cash loves to smile for cookies and show off his bucked teeth Brynn Johnson: is the horse junkie Sierra Roney: ‘the bookworm’ and her horse, Oh La La are both equally motivated by food Marissa Rewcastle: is the future pilot TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY Abby Blackburn: ‘most likely to show up to class in dirty barn clothes.’ Blackburn is described by her teammates as “a cryptid – very few people know she exists on campus.” Amanda Haw: ‘most likely to be mistaken for a 12-year-old’ is currently training to be an EMT Stevee Candrl: ‘most likely to be the only one who has their life figured out’ would willingly skip class to see Panic! At the Disco Maddie Cease: ‘most likely to quietly take over the world’ has a cat at home who likes to take baths PIONEERS TRANSYLVANIA Team Motto: Bat to the Bone Abby Blackburn: ‘most likely to show up to class in dirty barn clothes.’ Blackburn is described by her teammates as “a cryptid – very few people know she exists on campus.” Jessica Dees: ‘most likely to dramatically scream on cross-country’ handmade the wings and stencils for Transylvania Eventing team Maddie Cease: ‘most likely to quietly take over the world’ has a cat at home who likes to take baths UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH Team Quote: “There’s something about the outside of a horse that’s good for the inside of a man.” -Winston Churchill Anna Duggan: ‘the quietest’ and her parents are from Ireland Alexa Sinha: ‘the overachiever’ will graduate with a double major Margaret Whisenhunt: ‘the teacher’s pet’ is going to be a pilot Catherine Walthall: ‘the life of the party’ first started riding by riding Saddle seat UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AIKEN Brooke Webb: has learned how to become a leader through USCA Eventing Her horse, Pelear Por Oro is ‘Mr Reliable.’ Keileigh McMurray: ‘the most supportive’ started her horse, Rapport under saddle Rapport is “Mr Destructible.” Amanda Fisher: always wears two different socks as a good luck charm Her horse, Howie’s Shootin Star is “the one you take home to meet your parents.’ Jessica Wymbs: will be competing Lock N’ Load in the Novice Their latest outing was at FENCE H.T where they finished fifth USC AIKEN RED Sarah Cundith: is the ‘most calm’ out of the team and won a Thoroughbred flat race UK WHITE/ USC AIKEN USC AIKEN BLUE Fun Fact: USC-Aiken finished third in the 2018 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships Bailey Hamilton: ‘the speed demon’ has never had a stop on cross-country with her horse, Chantilly Virginia Quarles: is a nursing major and her horse, Elloree is “the most opinionated.” Sophie Miller: ‘the overachiever’ has only burped once in her entire life Kirsten LaVassar: once rode a French bred Henson stallion on the beaches of Northern France Her horse, Whatinsamhill is “Deluca from Grey’s Anatomy.”